Folding chair



April 1, 1930. c. J. MARSON 1,752,306

FOLDING CHAIR Filed June 10, 19,24

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ards 1 and 2, which are spaced apart parallel w th e other d. re igi lyenn e e y the P ar e the uns 4;, t ere y form a frame. I v

he le S 5 a d 6 c n a at heir pp ends Wit the inner faces of therespective membe 1 and '2- The ppe n nds, of S legs are pivoted at,their upper endsat points slightly, above the centers of the members 1and 2, bymeansof the rivets 'Z and 8, respec: tively. And said legs arerigidly connected et n a he r lo e nd by t ns e beck comprises h side mmber 10 and 11, connected at their upper and, lower ends by therespective top member and bottom member 13, thereby forming a rigidframe, enclosing the slats or other fillers 14.

The top member 12 is locatcdslightly be- 10W t e upp r n s o he me e I0en f rm ng P ject o s t ough h'elign epertures e f m d h izente y toreceive he. ro 15, wh h d xte s th gh t members 1 and 2 in such positionthat the heel: may swi g, th t upper n of the membe s l0 and 1 on y s ghly below the bar 3, as shown. in Fig.

The seat is similar in construction to the back, it having side members16 and 17 and Ihe seat is of such Width as to fit between earward 5 theeen re pert ris of sa d, members Th ende of sai r 412; x n th ug the meers l e-1 d 2 and are v edin the nter tee s the're'ef as nd cated lieerwrd of the red 2' th r er e rh e fhe eet'ere ut. ewen e ehe in Fig: wherby the. idthet the seer p tiee ef the seat is reduced to such extentthat it will fit between the less e he sas Fig- 1.,

Likewise the lower corner portions of the back are cut away, as shown atY in Fig. 1, whereby the width of the lower portion of the back isreduced to such extent that it will swing between the legs 5 and 6, asindicated in Fig. 1. 7

Each of the pivotal sleeves comprises a plate 22 and two flanges 23 and24, which flanges are turned at right angles to said-plate and parallelwith each other, all being formed of a single portion of sheet metal.Extending out, opposite to the flanges, and central of one end of theplate, is a screw or pivot 25.

. Said sleeves are located in slidable contact with the lower'edgeportions of the back, that is with the members and 11, which members areslidable between the flanges 23 and 2d and the plate 22. The pivots 25are retatably mounted each in its respective socket 26 and 27, as shownin Figs. 6 and 7, respectively.

Formed in theinner faces of the legs 5 and 6, extending longitudinallythereof, are the channels28 and 29, respectively.

' A pair of metal'hangers 30 and 31 are provided, they being secured tothe rear corners of the seat, each having an outwardly extending pivot32, integral therewith. 'Said pivots are locatedin the respectivechannels 28 and 29,-and' they are adapted to slide from endto endthereof, as hereinafter described.

The operation of the chair is very simple;

Being constructed as above set forth, the chair is rendered capable ofbeing folded to the position shown in Fig. 2, whereby there will be noparts projecting beyond the edges of p the standards 1 and 2.

position, with the standards extending up and down, or nearly so. Inthis movement it' will be seen'that the pivots 32 will slide in theirchannels 28 and 29,- thereby projecting the legs back and at an angletothe positions in which they are shown in Figs. 1 and d.

Said pivots engaging the upper ends of said channels will prevent theseat from moving down beyond horizontal position, and when the chair isclosed the said partslwillengage with the lower ends of said channels;

It will be apparent that the pivots 25, be

ing locatedin their respective sockets 26 and 27, that as the'legs 5 and6 move outward to open position the sleeves will be carried rear ward,thereby moving the lower, end of the back rearward, turning iton the rod15 at its upper end, thereby bringing the back to operative position atan angle different from that of thestandards or the legs. This lastsleeves.

From the above it will be observed that tures formed in the plates andthen run into the rear legs.

I desire that it be understood that various changes may be made in theseveral details of construction shown "without departing from the spiritof the invention and without sacrificing any of the advantages thereofwhich are new and useful. I

Having now fully shown and'described my invention, what I claim anddesire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is 1. Afoldingchair comprising front leg members, a back pivoted at its upperend to and between the upper end portions of the front leg members, rearlegs pivoted at their upper ends to intermediate portions of the frontlegmembers and being located at the inner sides of the same, a seathaving its main bodyextending between and pivoted directly to the frontleg. members below the r A upper ends of therear legs, the rear end ofthe main body of said seat'being reduced in width and located betweenthe upper ends of the rear legs, sliding connections between saidreduced rear end of the mainbody of the .seat and the rear legs, andsliding connections between the lower end of the back and the rear legsbetween the pivotal'connections and the sliding connections of the seattherewith. 7 To open the chair one has only to turn the seat fromvertical to substantiallyhorizontal 2. A folding chair comprisingfrontl'eg members, a back pivoted atits upper end to and between the upperend portions of the front leg members, rear legs pivoted at their upperends'to intermediate portions of the' front leg members and beinglocated at the inner sides of the same, a seat having its main I bodyextending between and pivoted directly to the front leg members belowthe upper ends of the 'rear legs, said rear legshaving longitudinalslots and the rear end of the seat having lugs slidable in the slots,"and sliding sleeve connections between the lower end of the back'andtheupperendsof the rear legs above the slots.-

3. A folding chair, comprising front leg members, a backpivoted at itsupper end to and between the upper end portions of the front legmembers, rear legs pivoted'at their upper ends to intermediate portionsof the front leg members and being located at the inner sides of thesame, a seat having its main body extending between and pivoteddirectlyto the front leg membersbelow theupper ends of the rear legs, saidrearlegs having longitudinal slots and the rear end of the main body ofthe seat being 'reduced-in'width and extending between the rearylegs,said rebeing reduced in Width and extendin duced portions havingoutstanding lugs slidable in the slots, the lower end of the back etweenthe upper ends of the rear legs a ove the seat, and sliding sleeveconnections between the reduced lower end of the back and the upper endof the rear legs above the slots and the seat.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name to thisspecification.

CLIFFORD J. MARSON.

